A schematic design for a new U-M Health System facility on the west side of Ann Arbor was approved Thursday by the Board of Regents.

The $46 million project will provide a significant expansion of health care services. The 75,000-square-foot facility will include primary and specialty care, infusion, clinical pathology and radiology services. The Board of Regents approved the project at its July 2015 meeting.

The new West Ann Arbor Health Center will be constructed on 13.9 acres in Scio Township that was donated to the university in 2010. It is located on Parkland Plaza Drive about 1.5 miles from the current West Ann Arbor Health Center.

The building is scheduled to open in 2017.